Chapter 026 Allen and Greenough's Latin Grammar Dickinson College Christopher Francese

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The Stem may be the same as the root: as in duc-is , of a leader , fer-t , he bears; but it is more frequently formed from the root—

By changing or lengthening its vowel: as in scob-s , sawdust (SCAB, shave ); rēg-is , of a king (REG, direct ); vōc-is , of a voice (VOC, call ). By the addition of a simple suffix (originally another root): as in fugā- , stem of fuga , flight (FUG + ā- ); regi-s , you rule (REG + stem-ending e / o- ); sini-t , he allows (SI + ne / o- ). These suffixes are Indo-European stem-endings. By two or more of these methods: as in dūci-t , he leads (DUC + stemending e / o- ). By derivation and composition, following the laws of development peculiar to the language. (See §§ 227 ff.)

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